Efan said:

I thought Sheila had 2 different drum sets: a peach one and a blue one
check out post #2 Prince has on the blue turtleneck with the blue drum set behind him. Cat has the same outfit in both pics and there's the Dr...

I don't know if it's the cover photoshoot but it could be


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OldFriends4Sale said:

I always thought it was funny how the camera has to dip down when it gets to Boni, because girlfriend was so short. hehe

ernestsewell said:

I wonder if that's why she and Prince used to argue so much, I can easily see Prince picking on her because of her...height



Bonita Louisa "Boni" Boyer (July 28, 1958 -December 4, 1996)
(Singer and musician) Boyer contributed back-up vocals and played a wide variety of instruments for Lionel Ritchie, Tony! Toni! Tone'!, Con Funk Shun, and Digital Underground. She was perhaps best known for her work with Prince on the "Sign O' the Times," "Lovesexy," and "Graffiti Bridge" albums and related concert tours. A fellow classmate of Sheila E., Boyer was replaced in Prince's band with Rosie Gaines. Boyer passed away from a brain aneurysm.
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OldFriends4Sale said:

I doubt Prince would pick on her for 2 years because of that. Prince is a fucker, that's why. He was a bastard during those days, and Boni was just sassy enough to not take it.

The Lovesexy stage was in the round, and the band walked to the stage in the dark before and after the show. Matt Fink told me that often times Prince and Boni would be arguing and there were a flurry of "fuck you!"'s while making that walk, just seconds from being on stage. I found it to be a bit hypocritical of Prince, talking about loving God, and preaching his beliefs, yet he can't even treat those around him with the love that God shows him.

I was a senior in high school that year.

I was in Paris the weekend the CD came out.

When I got to college no one I met liked Prince.

SOTT is one of favorite albums of all time.

September 11. 1987
Universal Amphitheater Los Angeles
MTV Music Video Awards

1.Sign'O'The Times



2.Play In The Sunshine







Reseda Country Club, Los Angeles
Aftershow

1. Forever In My Life
2. Love And Happiness
3. I Want To Take You Higher
4. Mother Popcorn
5. I'll Take You There

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OldFriends4Sale said:

Nice, thanks for posting oldfriendsforsale.

I love everything about this era. This and the Parade era are the climax of the reign for me.

OldFriends4Sale said:

God I cannot find that performance of Play In The Sunshine on the MTV awards for the LIFE OF ME

12" Maxi single '6'...TRACKLISTING..
Side A - 1. 6 (End of the world Mix),
Side B - 1. '6', and
2. '6 and 1/2'
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OldFriends4Sale this is a very good thread. Prince was in to rock and funk in this era. This was my favorite album 'Housequake' that song brings chills down your spine.

sacrifice said:

I love the long version of Housequake

The album was definately a mix of Dirty Mind - Parade/Dream Factory

OldFriends4Sale said:

I agree! Prince used "Camille" as one of his alter egos in the song "Housequake".

OldFriends4Sale said:

i would LOVE to have this poster!

Play In The Sunshine

Not an original from the Dream Factory or Camille set
Susannah Melvoin on backing vocals

(Play) (Play) (Play) {fade in}
Ooh doggie!
We wanna play in the sunshine, we wanna be free
Without the help of a margarita or exstacy
We wanna kick like we used 2, sign up on the dotted line
We're gonna dance every dance like it's gonna be the last time

We got 2 play in the sunshine, turn all the lights up 2 10
I wanna meet U (meet U) and kiss U (kiss U)
And love U (love U) and miss U (miss U)
Do it all over again, do it all over again

We're gonna play in the sunshine, we're gonna get over
I'm feelin' kind of lucky 2night, I'm gonna find my 4-leaf clover
Before my life is done
Some way (some way), some how (some how) I'm gonna have fun

Play in the sunshine

We gonna love all our enemies 'til the gorilla falls off the wall
We're gonna rock him (Rock him)
We're gonna roll him (Roll him)
We're gonna teach him that love will make him tall (So tall)

Aah, pop goes the music when the big white rabbit begin 2 talk
And the color green will make your best friend leave ya (Walk)
It'll make them do "The Walk," but that's cool (That's cool)
Cuz one day (one day), every day (every day) will be a yellow day, let's play

(Play in the sunshine, we're gonna get over) Over
I'm feelin' kind of lucky 2night, I'm gonna find my 4-leaf clover
(Before my life is done) Before my life is done
Some way (some way), some how (some how) I'm gonna have fun

(Play) No!
Now get loose
Play! {x8}

We're gonna play in the sunshine, we're gonna get over
I'm feelin' kind of lucky 2night, I'm gonna find my 4-leaf clover
Before my life is done
I'm gonna, some way, some how, have fun

(Play in the sunshine, we're gonna get over)
(I'm feelin' kind of lucky 2night, I'm gonna find my 4-leaf clover)
Before my life is done!
Some way, some how, I just got 2 have fun!

(Play) (Play)
(Play) No! {x3}
(Come on, play) No!
(Play) No!
(Play play play) Yeah!

Drummer, do your thing
Drummer, drummer, do your thing
Drummer, drummer, drummer
Can I get some of that? (Yeah yeah)
Wait a minute
Ha ha

Let's get out of here (Yeah)
(La la la la la, la la la) {x5}
(Play in the sunshine)
We're not afraid 2 (Play in the sunshine)
We are going 2 (Play in the sunshine) (In the sunshine)
(Play in the sunshine)

© 1987 Controversy Music - ASCAP


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Dinner Party March 24,1987


TLM: You were part of an amazing dinner party on March 24 1987 that included Miles, Prince, Prince’s Dad, Sheila E and you. Was that the first time you met Miles?

Eric Leeds: He had come by a rehearsal for the Sign ‘O’ The Times tour that afternoon and I was introduced to him then. I had gone home after rehearsal and got a call from one of Prince’s assistants, “By the way, Prince is inviting you to have dinner with him,” so I jumped in my car and went over to Prince’s house. I kinda think that Prince wanted me there to open up the conversation with Miles and get things rolling. Miles was as much a performer during that dinner as he ever was on stage. You couldn’t get him to shut up and it was very funny! There are some aspects of that evening that I’m not sure I want anybody else to know about, and if I do, it’s going to be in my book! [note that at present, Eric has no firm plans to write a book].

But basically the most interesting aspect of the relationship between Prince and Miles was the dance that they would do around each other. What Prince really related to about Miles was his character – his legacy, his mystique and everything that Miles represented as a personality. Prince saw in Miles so much of what he thought of himself – the person that goes against the grain, that’s opinionated, that doesn’t allow himself to be controlled by any aspect of the industry for his own artistic vision. And that’s very much what Miles saw in Prince. He saw a young version of himself but there was always something about the generational thing. It was like “The King is dead, long live the King.” You had these supreme egos that had an undying respect for each other but neither wanted to give it up to each other. So with Miles, you could almost see the cartoon balloon over his head saying: “Yeah you’re young and hip, but I’ve got all of these years of experience that you haven’t had yet.” While Prince was looking at Miles and saying “Yeah, you’re the icon – but you’re old! I’m the new version!” And it defined and characterised every aspect of their relationship and it was hilarious to sit back and watch that unfold. That was the biggest enjoyment for me – watching these two dance around each other.

TLM: Any more recollections you want to share?

Eric Leeds: At one point in the evening, Miles grabbed me by the arm and said: “Eric, let me see your carriage!” I’m looking at him and trying to be cool and I say: “My what?!!” And he says, “Your carriage! Show me how you hold your horn!” And then I realised: “Oh my God, he’s using an archaic definition of the word carriage. He said “Show me how you stand when you hold your saxophone.” Then he goes: “Do you do it like this?” And he mimicked the way a saxophone player holds his horn. I looked at him and laughed and then I said, “Is that the way I should hold it?” And he said “Yes,” and I replied, “Well Miles, that’s exactly how I hold it!”

When we were sitting down the first thing I wanted to ask him was about the acid funk band with [guitarist] Pete Cosey [1973-1975], which is the band that I absolutely loved. I was one of the few people at the time that did! And Miles looked at me and said “You liked that band? Nobody liked that band! I never met anybody who liked the band. You liked that band?” I said “Miles, there were some of us who loved that band.” I also got the indication from his demeanour that that was a period of his life he didn’t remember too much about and what he did remember, he didn’t want to remember. I don’t think a lot of people realised that a lot of what Miles said, he said for effect. That he really wanted to say dumb stuff at times just to see how you would react or it was his way of making of point. So it was a case of trying to figure whether he was saying something for effect, or was heartfelt or was a direct response to a comment.

I remember asking him “Are you into someone like [trumpeter] Lester Bowie? A part of me said “Lester Bowie comes from the Art Ensemble of Chicago, a kind of music Miles was known for disliking, so what will he say?” Miles changed his tone of voice and looked at me very seriously and said: “Why wouldn’t I like Lester Bowie?” But then it would not have surprised me if I saw an interview with him in a magazine the next week where he dissed Lester Bowie! Because he was going to say what he was going to say depending on how he felt or what he felt the purpose of the question was. It was an interesting night.

01. Sign O' The Times
02. Play In The Sunshine
03. Little Red Corvette
04. Housequake
05. Girls & Boys
06. Slow Love
07. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
08. Hot Thing
09. Now's The Time + Sheila E drumsolo
10. Let's Go Crazy
11. When Doves Cry
12. Purple Rain
13. 1999
14. The Cross
15. It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night

Recorded Live at Palais Omnisports de Bercy, Paris, France - June 17, 1987.


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Sometimes I miss Prince so very much.
I can only hope and pray he's in a better place than that pod-Prince he left us with.

Peak of his powers.